Fri 04 February 2022: The first US troops deployed to Europe to reinforce Washington’s NATO allies have arrived in Germany, the US military’s European Command says. “Soldiers from the 18th Airborne Corps arrived in Wiesbaden today,” a spokesperson for the command said in a statement, adding that they would establish a headquarters in Germany to support 1,700 […]
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Fri 04 February 2022: Andrew Forrest, an Australian billionaire and iron ore mogul, has announced that he will sue Facebook for defamation. He claims Meta’s platform violated anti-money laundering regulations and was being used to defraud Australians. The chairman of Fortescue Metals Group is Forrest, Australia’s richest man. He stated that he was initiating legal […]
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Fri 04 February 2022: Boris Johnson, the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, appears to be going through a hard patch right now. Every other day, he is reprimanded for some other issue. Not only that, but the prime minister has been losing allies as well. Munira Mirza is one such name. Mirza, who is […]
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Fri 04 February 2022: On Friday, Germany recorded almost 250,000 new coronavirus cases, the highest single-day increase since the pandemic began. In the last 24 hours, the country’s disease control organization, the Robert Koch Institute (RKI), has documented 248,838 new COVID-19 infections and 170 coronavirus-related deaths. The country has seen a record number of daily […]
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Fri 04 February 2022: According to a financial statement filed Thursday, Merck expects to make up to $6 billion in sales from its coronavirus medication this year. In the fourth quarter, the US pharmaceutical company reported it made $952 million from the sale of its COVID-19 oral therapy tablet, molnupiravir. Merck Chief Financial Officer Caroline […]
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Fri 04 February 2022: Global food prices jumped toward a record last month, further adding to the surging cost of living for consumers. The United Nations’ index of prices rose 1.1% in January, pushed up by more expensive vegetable oils and dairy. The gauge is edging closer to 2011’s all-time high, and unfavorable weather for […]
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Fri 04 February 2022: Pentagon Spokesperson John Kirby has confirmed media reports that the US has intelligence accusing Russia of planning to fabricate a pretext to invade Ukraine. “We’ve discussed this idea of false flags by the Russians before; we made no secret of that. We do have information that the Russians are likely to […]
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Thu 03 February 2022: In retaliation for Berlin’s decision to ban Russian station RT DE, Russia shut down German broadcaster Deutsche Welle (DW) in Moscow. Russia announced that DW’s accreditation would be revoked. Moscow said that the German station would no longer be broadcast in Russia and that it would be declared a “foreign agent,” […]
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Thu 03 February 2022: The UK government’s proposed Nationality and Borders Bill is set to extend the controversial Schedule 7 measures to apply to refugees and migrants who arrive in the country through irregular sea routes. Under the 2000 Terrorism Act, police and border officials are allowed to detain and interrogate anyone arriving at British ports and […]
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Thu 03 February 2022: The US Army said Wednesday it will immediately begin separating soldiers from service who refuse to get a coronavirus vaccine. Secretary of the Army Christine Wormuth, under a directive, asked commanders to initiate involuntary administrative separation proceedings against any vaccine refusal soldier and those who do not have an approved or […]
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